bluff
adjective
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
is bluffing
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present progressiveof bluff (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Anyone who confidently predicts its outcome is bluffing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Anyone who tells you what's going to happen to Fox Corp. in the future is bluffing.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023
But some analysts sense Mr. Kim is bluffing, saying it was unlikely that Pyongyang would trust subordinate officers with the decision on when to use weapons of mass destruction.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
"People who say he is bluffing have only their gut feeling to rely upon. Whereas those who say he isn't bluffing can draw on a rich trove of circumstantial evidence," Heisbourg said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 28, 2022
This young fellow, LaHume, is bluffing around offering to bet any part of five hundred dollars Kirkaldy will beat this Wallace seven strokes.
From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Adams, Frederick Upham
